USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 01/06 14:45
01/06/2026 | 2:45 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 01/06 14:45
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Tue, Jan 06, 2026
DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Estimated Actual Actual Actual
Today Today Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 2,293 2,293 2,674 3,433
Other Market Formula 24,682 24,682 25,470 19,361
Swine/Pork Market Formula 107,961 107,961 136,478 128,051
Other Purchase Arrangement 61,354 61,354 72,655 59,135
Negotiated Formula 70 70 165 365
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 26,505 26,505 39,468 37,836
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Volume and Price Range For Barrows and Gilts
Purchased Swine (Including Packer Sold)
National Iowa/ Western Eastern
Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
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Negotiated (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,453
Lowest Base Price 68.00
Highest Base Price 78.00
Weighted Average Price 76.36
Change from Previous Day 10.00
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 70
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,523
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 25,772 16,564 21,359 4,413
Lowest Base Price 69.45 76.80
Highest Base Price 104.00 104.00
Weighted Average Price 82.31 83.54
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 121,308 69,584 79,790 36,471
Lowest Base Price 67.36 67.36 67.36 67.36
Highest Base Price 88.21 86.53 86.53 88.21
Weighted Average Price 81.21 80.60 80.50 82.50
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 61,887 37,371 39,173 20,916
Lowest Base Price 71.32 74.17 74.17 71.32
Highest Base Price 99.24 92.85 92.85 99.24
Weighted Average Price 82.71 82.00 82.08 83.69
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 451
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 451
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG217) DAILY
DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -30.00 -19.50 175# -7.80 1.00 205# .00 4.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 1.50 215# -8.00 4.00
165# -25.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 2.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog3 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.61
Price Range $71.00 - $79.56
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,272 Iowa 78,736
Illinois 18,203 Indiana 10,781
Kansas 1,237 Kentucky 520
Maryland 161 Michigan 7,990
Minnesota 47,294 Missouri 2,750
North Carolina 7,668 North Dakota 80
Nebraska 10,998 Ohio 18,607
Oklahoma 1,859 Pennsylvania 4,858
South Dakota 4,720 Wisconsin 131
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